Common use of Procedures for Staff Reduction Clause in Contracts

Procedures for Staff Reduction. (16.1) When staff reduction in an area of employment is to occur, the reduction shall be in accordance with the following procedures: (16.1.1) Known attrition (retirements, resignations, etc.) shall be the first step in this procedure. If any such attrition is insufficient to accomplish the needed reduction in the area of employment, the next step will be utilized. (16.1.2) The second step shall be the reduction of employees in the area of employment with emergency and/or temporary certification or licensure, unless needed to maintain an existing program. If reduction at this step is insufficient to accomplish the needed reduction, the third step will be utilized. (16.1.3) The third step shall be the reduction of employee(s) with the least seniority in the area(s) where the reduction is needed, unless needed to maintain an existing program, and to the extent required to accomplish the needed reduction. Regular program division areas of employment are: classroom teachers Pre-Kindergarten (PK)-6, talented & gifted, English as a second language, 7-12 science, 7-12 English, 7-12 social studies, 7-12 family & consumer science, 7-12 world languages, 7-12 mathematics, 7-12 speech, 7-12 business education, K-12 music, K-12 art, K-12 physical education, 7-12 health, 7-12 industrial technology, counseling K-6, counseling 7-12, and library science. Special education division areas of employment are: K- 6 special education, 7-12 learning disabilities/behavioral disabilities, 7-12 behavioral disabilities-self contained, 7-12 multi-disabilities, and 7-12 resource and work experience. Seniority shall be defined as the total number of consecutive years of employment in the district. Seniority shall accrue from the initial date of employment or the date the employee signed the individual contract, whichever is earlier. Seniority credit shall not be allowed for service while on probation resulting from administrative action. Up to five (5) years of seniority credit may be allowed at the time of employment for experience in the employment area during the ten (10) years before the date of employment. Employees voluntarily or involuntarily transferred shall retain their district seniority. In the event that a reduction in an employment area will occur and the two least senior employees in the area of employment have equal seniority, the following procedures will be utilized to determine the order of the reduction: (16.1.3.a) In each employment area where reduction is to occur, the employee who does not have a master’s degree will be reduced first. (16.1.3.b) Where both seniority and educational degree(s) are equal, evaluation of employee effectiveness will be utilized to determine the order of the reduction.

Procedures for Staff Reduction. (16.1) When staff reduction in an area of employment is to occur, the reduction shall be in accordance with the following procedures: (16.1.1) Known attrition (retirements, resignations, etc.) shall be the first step in this procedure. If any such attrition is insufficient to accomplish the needed reduction in the area of employment, the next step will be utilized. (16.1.2) The second step shall be the reduction of employees in the area of employment with emergency and/or temporary certification or licensure, unless needed to maintain an existing program. If reduction at this step is insufficient to accomplish the needed reduction, the third step will be utilized. (16.1.3) The third step shall be the reduction of employee(s) with the least seniority in the area(s) where the reduction is needed, unless needed to maintain an existing program, and to the extent required to accomplish the needed reduction. Regular program division areas of employment are: classroom teachers Pre-Kindergarten (PK)-6, talented & gifted, English as a second language, 7-12 science, 7-12 English, 7-12 social studies, 7-12 family & consumer science, 7-12 world languages, 7-12 mathematics, 7-12 speech, 7-12 business education, K-12 music, K-12 art, K-12 physical education, 7-12 health, 7-12 industrial technology, counseling K-6, counseling 7-12, and library science. Special education division areas of employment are: K- 6 K-6 special education, 7-12 learning disabilities/behavioral disabilities, 7-12 behavioral disabilities-self contained, 7-12 multi-disabilities, and 7-12 resource and work experience. Seniority shall be defined as the total number of consecutive years of employment in the district. Seniority shall accrue from the initial date of employment or the date the employee signed the individual contract, whichever is earlier. Seniority credit shall not be allowed for service while on probation resulting from administrative action. Up to five (5) years of seniority credit may be allowed at the time of employment for experience in the employment area during the ten (10) years before the date of employment. Employees voluntarily or involuntarily transferred shall retain their district seniority. In the event that a reduction in an employment area will occur and the two least senior employees in the area of employment have equal seniority, the following procedures will be utilized to determine the order of the reduction: (16.1.3.a) In each employment area where reduction is to occur, the employee who does not have a master’s degree will be reduced first. (16.1.3.b) Where both seniority and educational degree(s) are equal, evaluation of employee effectiveness will be utilized to determine the order of the reduction.